Which one do you need answered?
No. Individuals choosing their own wife is a concept that recently was introduced to first world countries. Many people in third world countries and a few in first world countries still have arranged marriages.
D: The United States was meant to stretch from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean
The rule of law is "The authority and influence of law in society, especially when viewed as a constraint on individual and institutional behavior; (hence) the principle whereby all members of a society (including those in government) are considered equally subject to publicly disclosed legal codes and processes".[2] The phrase "the rule of law" refers to a political situation, not to any specific legal rule. So under the rule of law nobody is above the law and even the president or the richest American citizen must abide the law.